weekly - St. Barts

N°127 - November 23, 2007
Published by “Le Journal de Saint-Barth”
05 90 27 65 19 - [email protected]
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Sand Returns To The Beach
In Saint Jean
WEEKLY KICKS
OFF FIFTH
SEASON!
Here we are again at
the beginning of another winter season, and
we are happy to be
back on the scene with
the first issue of the St.
Barth Weekly, now in
its fifth year. Whether
you come to the island
frequently or are a firsttime visitor, we hope
you’ll enjoy The Saint
Barth Weekly, the baby
brother of the Journal
de Saint Barth, our
weekly French newspaper. An English language publication, The
Weekly covers the
island from all angles,
allowing you to keep
your finger on the pulse
of local politics, news,
arts, and cultural
events.
The Weekly is free and
comes out every Friday
from November
through the end of July.
Pick up a copy at your
hotel, at the tourist
office in Gustavia, or at
numerous restaurants
and boutiques.
Please feel free to offer
your suggestions about
things you’d like to see
in The Weekly, and
once you leave the
island you can stay in
touch by down-loading
The Weekly’s electronic
version at www.stbarthweekly.com.
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S
tripped of sand by
major erosion due to
hurricanes Luis and
Lenny, as well as walls built
along the beach and an
unsuccessful attempt to add
sand to the beach in 2000,
the beach in Saint Jean is
finally getting some of its
soft golden sand back. A
project to add sand to the
beach was launched in late
October by the hotel association in collaboration with
the local government. The
government, which sees
this as the first step in a
global plan to protect the
bay of Saint Jean, required
that the volume of sand
dredged not be less than
30,000 cubic meters. The
goal of this is two-fold: to
return the sand to the beach
and to remove excess sand
from the coral reef. That is
why sand is being taken
from the length of the reef,
between the reef and the
beach, with the possibility
that additional sand will
also be taken from outside
the reef. The operation
should be completed by
early December. For security measures, all nautical
activities are forbidden in
the bay, and swimming is
allowed only outside of the
zone between the end of the
runway and the south point
of the bay.
A second dredging operation may be planned for the
spring, in order to bring
another 30,000 cubic
meters of sand to the beach,
as the total volume of miss-
ing sand is estimated
between 60,000 and 80,000
cubic meters.
FINANCING NEEDED
Nine euros: that is the cost for each cubic meter of sand
in this project. That means a total budget of approximately 270,000 euros that the hotel association must
find, as the project did not receive public funding.
A description of the project, as well as photos, can be
found a blog created by the association expressly for
this project: www.stjeanbay.blogspot.com
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17th Edition of the Gustavialoppet
Third win for Eddy Romil;
a first for Myriam Benchabane
N
ever two without
three: winner for
the past two years,
Eddy Romil of Guadeloupe
took top honors for the third
year in a row, winning the
Gustavialoppet 2007, a
10km race that celebrates
the island’s Franco-Swedish
friendship. “Speedy Eddy,”
as he has been nicknamed,
Swedish group
left his adversaries in the
dust, running the 10 kilometers in 34 minutes and 45
seconds, more than two
minutes ahead of the second
place winner. Pushing herself to the limit (she felt a
little faint at the finish line),
Myriam Benchabane of
Saint Barth improved her
time by almost two minutes
to take first place this year,
topping her second place
win last year. There were 88
runners on the starting line
at the sports stadium in St
Jean at 7:30am on Sunday,
November 18, including 54
from Saint Barth, 15 from
Guadeloupe, five from
Saint Martin, two Venezue-
Meanwhile :
Vinaigrette Is Top Dog!
Did you ever think a dog
would show up on the starting line of the Gustavialoppet? That’s exactly what happened last Sunday, when
Vinaigrette, a three-year old
Creole mix, made her first
appearance in the 10km minimarathon, finishing the race
in 52 minutes and 42 seconds,
at an average speed of
11km/hour. She ran alongside
her master, Léon, who finished in 49th place. Vinaigrette goes jogging on a regular basis—twice a week
with Léon. On Sunday, as the race requires, she wore the
official Gustavialoppet t-shirt; then wore Léon’s medal
proudly around her neck, as seen in our photo. Was
Vinaigrette tired? “No more than I was,” says Léon.
“When we got home she was running after lizards.” It’s
a dog’s life.
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Myriam
Benchabane
Eddy
Romil
lans, one Italian, and a
group of 11 runners who
came especially from Sweden for the event.
The itinerary was the same
as last year: a large circle
around the salt pond in St.
Jean before heading toward
Gustavia past the airport
and climbing the wellnamed “Col de la tourmente,” the first challenge
of the race. The runners
then head through Public
into town and back to St.
Jean via the large hill
called the “Calvaire,” the
second difficult part of the
race. The race finishes
where it began, in front of
the stadium.
The Gustavialoppet (“the
race of Gustavia” in
Swedish) was created 17
years ago. According Nils
Dufau, the current president
of ASBAS, the Saint Barth
Friends of Sweden Association, “the race got started
thanks to an older Swede
who took to running alone
on the roads of Saint
Barthélemy. A few years
later, he was with a few
friends at Le Select and
they decided it would be
good to create a race open
to all runners from Saint
Barth, Sweden, and elsewhere. That is how the
municipality at the time, in
close collaboration with
ASBAS, joined forces to
open this race to all interested. Since then, the Gustavialoppet has continued to
evolve, and at the same
time continue to reinforce
the friendship and historic
bonds between Sweden and
Saint Barthélemy, making
them ever stronger than
before! Today, the race is an
important event.”
In The Skies
JETBLUE TO FLY FROM JFK
TO JULIANA AS OF JANUARY
jetBlue Airways has
annonced a new route from
New
York—JFK—to
Juliana airport in Sint
Maarten. According to their
website, this new flight will
run on a daily basis. The
inaugural flight is planned
for January 17, 2008, with a
price starting at $350 round
trip. The flight will leave
JFK at 8:30am to reach St.
Maarten by early afternoon:
perfect timing for a worry
free transfer to Saint Barth.
St Barth Weekly n°127
L’Esprit Salines
Restaurant
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Parking in Gustavia
A Blue Zone and Parking
Meters On The Horizon
Dinner Daily Menu
Asian Lunch Menu
Take Away
Tropical Garden
Close to
Salines Beach
Reservation
0590 52 46 10
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E
veryone knows that
traffic and parking
can be simply impossible in Gustavia once the
season hits full stride. That
situation should be
improved considerably this
year with the advent of special “blue” parking zones in
the streets along the waterfront, from the pharmacy to
the Route des Boucaniers,
as well as in the Rue de
Place d’Armes. The parking
spots along the Quai de la
République will also be
“blue” temporarily, for as
long as it takes to install
parking meters, making this
the first paid parking area in
Gustavia.
Work began October 29 to
define the “blue” zone and
install the French-style parking meters. The new rules
will go into effect “after an
informational campaign
explaining the new parking
options in Gustavia,”
explains Maxime Desouches, a member of the island’s
executive council, who is in
charge of the project. He
sees these first steps as part
of a larger plan: “We hope
that this will encourage residents to make sensible decisions, such as car-pooling.
We are also aware of the
urgent need for a public
transportation system,
which is essential to reduce
the traffic which is more
congested than ever.
PARKING DISK PROVIDED
BY CAR RENTAL AGENCIES
In order to park in the
blue zone, a parking disk
will be obligatory. They do
not yet exist, but the disks
will be free for all residents
as well as tourists, who
should find a disk in each
rental car.
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SEEN
IN
ST BARTH
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It’s Beaujolais Time!
Every year, the staff of Saint Barth Properties invites its
clients to celebrate the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau.
The tasting of the 2007 vintage took place at the Cellier
du Gouverneur in Gustavia, on Wednesday, November
14. It is considered a classic vintage, very fruity and lively, with hints of red cherry, fresh raspberry and crushed
strawberries. For the first time this year, there is also a
rosé version, with 400,000 bottles for sale; a mere drop
in the bucket compared to the 50 million bottles of classic Beaujolais Nouveau, of which almost half (47%) is
sold outside of France.
Patrick Chevailler Inaugurates
the Carole G. Art Gallery
On November 15, Carole Gruson opened a new gallery
space for artists from the maritime world in the area between
her restaurant La Marine and
the Yacht Club in Gustavia.
Called the Carole G. Art Gallery, this new space was inaugurated by painter Patrick
Chevailler with a show based
on underwater scenes. After
having painting all sorts of old
sailboats for 20 years, the
brushes of Patrick Chevailler—who is an emergency doctor and diver—took a plunge
into the big blue to create
colorful canvases that are
faithful representations of the world of silence under the sea. A world
you can discover at the Carole G Art Gallery in Gustavia until the end
of December.
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Welcome in St Barth
St Barth Weekly n°127
GASTRONOMY
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Gustavia
Toiny
Au Port
Bête à Z’Ailes
Carl Gustaf (Le)
Café Victoire
Caviar Island
Do Brazil
Eddy’s Restaurant
Jao
La Crêperie
La Gamelle
La Mandala
La Marine
La Route des Boucaniers
Le Bistro
La Saladerie
Le Sapotiller
O’Corner
Le Vietnam
Pipiri Palace
Repaire des Rebelles
The Strand
Ti Zouk K’fé
Wall House
05.90.27 62 36
05 90 29 74 09
05.90.29 79 00
05.90.29.02.39
09 90 52 46 11
05.90.29 06 66
05.90.27 54 17
05.90.29 52 24
05 90 27 84 07
05 90 29 89 70
05.90.27 96 96
05.90.27 68 91
05.90.27 73 00
05.90.27 51 51
05 90 27 52 48
05.90.27 60 28
05.90.51.00.05
05 90 27 81 37
05.90.27 53 20
05.90.27 72 48
05 90 27 63 77
05 90 27 90 60
05.90.27 71 83
Saline
Le Gaïac (Hôtel Le Toiny)
05.90.27 88 88
Saint Jean
Tantra
Eden Rock
Hideaway
Nikki Beach
Le Diamant
Le Jardin
Le Glacier
Le Piment
La Plage
Le Cesar
“Z”
05 90 27 68 09
05.90.29 79 99
05.90.27.63.62
05.90.27.64.64
05 90 29 21 97
05 90 27 73 62
05 90 27 71 30
05.90.27.53.88
05.90.27.53.13
05.90.27 70 67
05 90 27 53 00
Pointe Milou
Ti St-Barth
05.90.27 97 71
Grand Cul de Sac
Bartoloméo (Hôtel Guanahani)
05.90.27 66 60
Indigo (Hôtel Guanahani)
05 90 27 66 60
Kazz’n Blues
06.90.54.95.67
Restaurant des pêcheurs (Hôtel Le Sereno) 05.90.29.83.00
Colombier
Esprit Saline
Grain de Sel
Le Tamarin
Pacri
05.90.52 46 10
05.90.52 46 05
05 90 27 72 12
05.90.29.35.63
Lorient
K’fé Massaï
Le Wok
Le Portugal à St Barth
05.90.29 76 78
05 90 27 52 52
05 90 27 68 59
Corossol
Le Régal
05.90.29 85 26
Vitet
François Plantation
Les Bananiers
05.90.29 80 22
05.90.27.93.48
Flamands
Chez Rolande
La Case de l’Ile
La Langouste
Taïwana
05.90.29 76 78
05.90.27 61 81
05.90.27.63.61
05.90.27 65 01
Anse des Cayes
Chez Ginette
Chez Yvon
Fellini Ristorante (Hôtel Le Manapany)
05.90.27.66.11
05.90.29 86 81
05.90.27.66.55
Lurin
Hostellerie des 3 Forces
05 90 27 61 25
Santa Fé
05.90.27.61.04
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Translation : Ellen Lampert Greaux,
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TIME OUT
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Where to go dancing? See an art exhibit?
Listen to live music? Time Out keeps you up to date on local happenings. Let’s party !
Special Events
◗ Through mid-December,
Gourmet “festival:”
Cuisine from the Château
du Domaine de SaintMartin on the menu at
Bartolomeo, Guanahani
Hotel, Grand Cul de Sac.
◗ Sunday, November 25
Equestrian obstable-jumping contest, from 10am to
5pm at the Ranch des Flamands. Horseback riders
can contact Raphaële at 06
90.39.87.01. BBQ and cold
drinks available
◗ From Sunday to
Wednesday
- Stéphane Cano, sunset live
music, from 6:00 pm Carl
Gustav Hotel, Gustavia
◗ From thursday to Saturday
- Christine Gordon, sunset
live music, from 6:00 pm Carl
Gustav Hotel, Gustavia
◗ Friday, November 23
Latino Evening, with Dj
Regis, Ti Zouk K'fé, Gustavia
at 9:00 pm
◗ Saturday, November 24
Fashion Show of Chris Shop,
Caviar Island, Carré d'Or,
Gustavia
Let’s
Party
◗
Monday
- Marrakesh Party, with
Oriental Dancers, Ti St Barth,
Pointe Milou
- Lounge mix by Jacques
◗ Tuesday
Dumas, 7:30 pm to 1 am,
- Chic & Romantic, Jazz
Bar’tô, hotel Guanahani,
blues, Saoul, Ti St Barth,
Grand Cul de Sac
- Nadine Lafond Trio through Pointe Milou
◗ Wednesday
December 8
- From 60's to the 80's, Funny
Roots music, Americana,
& Sexy spectacle with glamExperimental, from 9:00 pm
ourous dancers, Ti St-Barth,
to midnight, Bet’a Z’ailes,
Pointe Milou
Gustavia
◗ Thursday
- Alan Landry, piano, 6pm,
except Sunday, Kazz'n Blues, - Angels party, Ti St-Barth,
Pointe Milou
Grand Cul de Sac
◗ Sunday
- Papagayo & friends, Live
- Every Sunday, Brunch at
Music, except Monday, at
Manapany, Mix music, from
La Plage, St Jean
- Isabelle Blanc, on the piano noon to 3:00 pm
starting at 7:30pm, Gaïac
restaurant, Hôtel le Toiny
Live
Music
◗ Every Evening
Night
Club
◗ Every night
- Casa Nikki, Gustavia
- Yacht Club, Gustavia
- Bubbles Club, Gustavia
- Hot Spot Café, Lurin
◗ Monday
- Electro evening, Yacht Club,
Gustavia
◗ Tuesday
- Caribbean Influence, Yacht
Club, Gustavia
-Pink Party, dress code white
& pink, Casa Nikki, Gustavia
◗ Wednesday
- We never know Evening,
Yacht Club, Gustavia
◗ Thursday
- Pure House Evening, Yacht
Club, Gustavia
Fashion
Show
◗ Everyday
- 1:30- 2 pm, Case de l’île,
Isle de France, Flamands
1.30pm & 8:30pm, fashion
show featuring Wild Side, La
Plage, St Jean
◗ Every Tuesday
- 6:30 pm, Hôtel Isle de
France Boutique, Flamands
- 9:30 pm, Fashion Show by
Carole G, Ti St Barth, Pointe
Milou
◗ Saturday, November 24
-Fashion Show with Chris
Shop, Caviar Island, Carré
d'Or, Gustavia with DJ
Adriano
Exhibitions
◗ Basile, haïtian painter,
Galerie Asie, Gustavia
◗ Jeanne Susplugas, to b.art
Gallery, Gustavia. Cocktail
opening Friday at 6:00pm
◗ Through December 15
Tery O'Neill, portrait photography. Opening Saturday at
6:00pm, Eden Rock Gallery,
St Jean
◗ Through January 15
Patrick Chevailler, Carole G.
Art Gallery, Gustavia
◗ Permanent exhibits
- Alain le Chatelier, Les
Artisans, Gustavia
- Pompi, Petit Cul de Sac
- Didier Spidler, Gustavia
- Hannah Moser, Cul de Sac
- Antoine Heckly, Galerie
Indochine, Gustavia
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Culinary Festival at the Guanahani
The cuisine of Château du Domaine Saint Martin
on the menu at Bart’tô
L
ocated between
Cannes and Monaco, the Château du
Domaine Saint Martin
overlooks the historic village of Vence. Set in a former Templars site, this
Relais & Châteaux
hotel/restaurant is the
crown jewel of the Oetker
Group, which also owns
four other luxury properties—the Hôtel du CapEden Roc in Cap d’Antibes, the Hôtel Bristol in
Paris, the Brenner’s Park
Hotel & Spa in Baden
Baden, Germany, and the
Park Hotel Vitznau in
Switzerland. Philippe
Guerin, a disciple of
Escoffier cooks with
Mediterranean flair and has
been honing his talent there
for the past six years as
executive chef for the gourmet restaurant, La Commanderie, and the grillroom, the Oliveraie.
Philippe Guerin has been
invited as the guest chef for
the 10th annual Gourmet
Festival organized early
every season at the Guanahani Hotel & Spa.
Launched on November 1
this year, the event runs
through mid-December.
Every year, this culinary
festival allows a top chef
from the exterior to create
his own menu in collabora-
tion
with
Philippe
Masseglia, the executive
chef at the Guanahani.
Philippe Guerin has conceived a menu inspired by
Mediterranean cuisine from
the French Riviera, adapted
to Saint Barthélemy. On the
menu: seven appetizers,
four fish including; Contrasting Cabillaud DemiSalt; crispy fish with Pata
Negras ham; one with marinated hot peppers, Calamari
on a plank; and salted or
smoked fish, olive oil, garlic, milk and cream, tomato
juice and aged Xeres vinegar. There are also four
meat dished, and four
desserts including a crème
fondant with basil, pineapple flambée with rum
accompanied by banana
passion sorbet.
Reservations;
05 90 27 66 60
THIRD ROTARY GARAGE SALE
P
opular sales like garage
sales and tag sales allow
people and stores to clear
out basements and attics as
well as extra stock. These
events are just as popular in
Saint Barth,where the third
annual Rotary garage sale
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took place last Saturday on
the grassy area behind the
Match supermarket. The
event was very successful,
with 20% of all proceeds
going to the local service
club to help finance its various activities.
St Barth Weekly n°127
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■ Local Weather
Friday
Scattered Clouds
Sunday
Scattered Clouds
High: 84° F / 29° C.
Wind ENE 17 mph / 28 km/h
Night : Scattered Clouds
Low: 80° F. / 27° C.
Wind ENE 20 mph / 32 km/h
High: 84° F. / 29° C
Wind ENE 24 mph. / 39 km/h.
Night : Scattered Clouds
Low: 80° F. / 27° C.
Wind ENE 24 mph / 39 km/h
Chance of precipitation 30%
Saturday
Scattered Clouds
High: 84° F. / 29° C
Wind ENE 20 mph. / 32 km/h.
Night : Scattered Clouds
Low: 80° F. / 27° C.
Wind ENE 24 mph / 39km/h
Monday
Scattered Clouds
High: 84° F. / 29° C
Wind ENE 24mph /39km/h
Night : Scattered Clouds
Low: 80° F. / 27° C.
Wind ENE 24mph/39 km/h
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For sale, a charming property
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Villa located in St Jean with a small ocean
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SALES, RENTALS
Apartments
Business
Land
Villas
FOR SALE
Lovely uphill villa
near Gustavia Harbor,
Sunset, ocean
and hills views
3 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms
Garage, Jacuzzi
1.500.000€ - Ref 07.271
Agence Immobilière / Real Estate
Marigot - (opposite of Monoshop) - 97133 St Barthélemy
Ph.: 05 90 27 78 70 - Fax: 05 90 27 94 52
e-mail : [email protected]
Garanties financières : Socamab
Assurances : S.N.P.I.
■ Emergency numbers
Shipping rescue
Gendarmerie
PAF / airport & port police
Hospital
Fire dept.
Doctor on duty
Pharmacy
Aéroport
Gustavia
Saint Jean
■ Useful numbers
Tourism office
Harbour
Boat company
05 96 70 92 92
05 90 27 11 70
05 90 29 76 76
05 90 27 60 35
18 / 05 90 27 66 13
05 90 27 76 03
05 90 27 66 61
05 90 27 61 82
05 90 29 02 12
05 90 27 87 27
05 90 27 66 97
Voyager
05 90 87 10 68
Rapid Explorer
05 90 27 60 33
Airlines company Winair
05 90 27 61 01
St-Barth Commuter
05 90 27 54 54
Air Caraïbes
05 90 27 71 90
American Airlines
00 599 54 52040
Taxis
Gustavia
05 90 27 66 31
Saint-Jean
05 90 27 75 81
St Barth Shuttle (Bus Service)
05 90 29 44 19
Town Hall
05 90 29 80 40
EDF (electricity company office)
05 90 29 80 81
05 90 27 60 33
Water system
Post office
Gustavia
05 90 27 62 00
Marine Reserve
06 90 31 70 73
Catholic church Sunday 8:30am Gustavia 05 90 27 95 38
Anglican church Sunday 9am.
05 90 29 74 63
Evangelical church St Barth Beach Hotel Sunday 9am